1999•Journal of Physics Condensed MatterOpen access

Homogeneous nucleation for superheated crystal

Masao Iwamatsu

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Homogeneous nucleation of liquid droplets in superheated crystals is considered in order to estimate the maximum superheating of crystals. Using the previously derived universal order parameter model of the crystal-melt transition (Iwamatsu M and Horii K 1996 J. Phys. Soc. Japan 65 2311), it is determined that the catastrophic homogeneous nucleation occurs at , where is the equilibrium melting point. This numerical estimation is consistent with the results of maximum-superheating experiments.

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Key concepts: Superheating, Nucleation, Homogeneous, Crystal (programming language), Thermodynamics, Materials science, Melting point, Order (exchange)